"THE SMARTEST BOOK OF THE YEAR" (THE WASHINGTON POST)

In these provocative, powerful essays acclaimed writer/journalist Jeff Chang (Can't Stop Won't Stop, Who We Be) takes an incisive and wide-ranging look at the recent tragedies and widespread protests that have shaken the country. Through deep reporting with key activists and thinkers, passionately personal writing, and distinguished cultural criticism, We Gon' Be Alright links #BlackLivesMatter to #OscarsSoWhite, Ferguson to Washington D.C., the Great Migration to resurgent nativism. Chang explores the rise and fall of the idea of "diversity," the roots of student protest, changing ideas about Asian Americanness, and the impact of a century of racial separation in housing. He argues that resegregation is the unexamined condition of our time, the undoing of which is key to moving the nation forward to racial justice and cultural equity.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Picador USA
Published: 09/13/2016
ISBN: 9780312429485
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.00h x 4.30w x 0.60d

Review Citations: Library Journal Prepub Alert 04/01/2016 pg. 70
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2016 pg. 61
Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2016 pg. 26
Booklist 09/01/2016 pg. 14
Library Journal 09/15/2016 pg. 105
Publishers Weekly 09/26/2016
Library Journal 04/01/2016